Monarch

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D, 300mm f4 plus 1.4x TC
ISO 400, aperture priority, f11, 1/500s, Exposure Compensation -1/3, HH, natural light

This is the first monarch I have seen all year. I hear this is a very low population year for them.

[Ken Childs]

Hey Allen, this looks great! I might like a tighter crop but that's just me.
The BG looks a bit noisy but maybe that's just due to compression.

Where did you hear that the Monarch numbers are low this year? I've seen more than normal this summer. We saw some decent numbers during the Jackson count today and found one small milkweed bush with 45 Monarch caterpillars feeding on it! I've never seen anything like it!

[Mike Moats]

Hey Allen, very well done. Good position, good details, BG looks good.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Allen,
I'd leave the crop as is....even for me:D.....like the way it flows. Sweet BG and great details and perch. Very well done!

[Steve Maxson]

This is a beauty, Allen. Good specimen, nice sharpness and exposure, and excellent background. I'm OK with the comp as presented. Well done.

[Anita Bower]

Lovely! I like how the orange BG color is similar to the color of the Monarch. Great composition, light, color. Beautiful work. I seem to have lots of Monarchs here in southeast Pennsylvania.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Beautiful BF, well captured, nice comp, like a lot the Bg colors.

[Julie Kenward]

I wouldn't crop a pixel from this lovely BG! You might take another look at the magenta on the flower and see if that can be toned down a bit without making it go flat. Your monarch is outstanding IMO - good clarity and details and a great pose!